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The OREGON STATESMAN, SaJera, Oregon, Tuesday Moraln, Starch r-1937
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"No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Aire",
From First Statesman. March 23. 1851 . ' ' 1
Charles A. Sppague
! THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.1
Charles A. Sprague. Pres. - - - Sheldon F. Sackett, Secy.
t . . Member of the Associated Press !
Tl Associated Press la exclusively entitled to the us for publica
tion f all news dispatches credited to tt or not otherwise credited In
this p ' i . - . . i .
I The Hughes Quotation, . ; j .
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1"iOES of the supreme court andf riends of the president s
plan to pack the court have been quoting gleefully a sen
tence from an address by the present chief justice, Charles
Evans Hughes, made when he was governor of New York.
The quotation is: f'The constitution is what the judges say
it is," The implication is that, the interpretation is subject
to the carpice and arbitrary notion of the members of the
supreme court, l J ; V '- " I
Historians and journalists have. been digging into. the
files and thev have exhumed the full paragraph in which the
words of the present chief justice were imbedded. The whole j
paragraph carries meaning far different from the one at
tached jto the brief extract that was used. In his speech, which
was delivered at Elmire, New York, May 3, 1907, Gov.
Hughes said: ; ; - '.. .
"I hare the highest regard for the courts. My whole life has
been spent in work conditioned upon respect for the courts. I
reckon him one of the worst enemies of the community who will
talk lightly of the dignity of the bench. We are under a constitu-
tlon, but the constitution is what the judges say it is, j and the
Judiciary is the safeguard of our liberty and of our property
under! the constitution.; I do not want to see any direct assault
upon the courts, nor do I want to see any indirect assault upon
the courts.' i ' 1 -''
' As! chief justice now Mr. Hughes feels constrained by
the nature of his office from entering into public debate, con
fining his expression to a letter to the committee defending
the court as to its efficiency. If he would say anything on the
principles involved,' we may be certain that he would reiterate
this whole paragraph, and make it perfectly clear that in giv
ing interpretation to the constitution the learned justices en
deavor to the best of their ability to interpret that document
honestly and courageously and intelligently. And he would
surely denounce with-great vehemence "any direct assault
upon the courts" and "any indirect assault upon the courts,"
both of which are being resorted to by men in high places.
Costly Economy
THE appalling tragedy at New London, Texas, seems to
trace down to defective heating equipment or to approp-
i t i t i rni
naieu gas ox improper cuaracier or uum. iue le&iuuuujr
of the school superintendent that the school had, without per
mission, tapped the gas line of a private company which
crossed the grounds was almost an incredible confession. He
admitted too that officials of the company from whom prev
iously they had bought gas warned him of possible dangers
in using the gas. The knowledge that as superintendent he
was in a measure responsible for the death not only of his
own son but of 425 other persons must have crushed this
man's soul. .." j.. ': ' j
Other evidence! points to the fact that inferior heating
equipment was used in the building, and that it was selected
in a spasm of economy by the school board. Here too warn
ing was given against the use of the devices; but that may
have been regarded just as the sales talk of rival manufact
urers. The economy, however, was the costliest that could
be conceived. -.':..' !
The New London district perched on top of the liquid
wealth of oil and gas!. It advertised itself as the richest school
district in the world. It had erected a plant costing about a
million dollars to house its schools. Yet it used inferior! heat
ing equipment and appropriated without the owner's consent
or knowledge gas for use as fuel. Over four hundred lives
were claimed as the toll of this terrible disregard of respon
sibility. Four hundred graves, mostly of children, testify to
the stupid blundering of those charged with managing the
affairs of this "richest school district in the world."
Scandal or Hallucination? - j
AT first the report that a woman had slightly injured Count
Charles de Chambrun in Paris by shooting him drew at
ijtention because the count, as a direct descendant of the
Marquis de LaFayette, is an honorary citizen of the United
States. But the story has grown into one which promises to
be the chatter of cafes in Paris and Rome and of; drawing
.rooms in London. For the assailant, Mme." Madeline La Fer
riere, asserts that her hostility to the count was based on
the fact that he caused her to lose the love "of a man so fam
ous, his name cannot be mentioned." Other stories identify
her alleged lover as an Italian and "a great European states
man." An extract from herniary is given in which she quotes
her paramour as saying that "Ethiopia means nothing to me
now that I have had this hour of love with you." I ;
If that hint is not sufficient, reference is made in the
news stories to the fact that Mme. LaFerriere, who had
worked as a journalist, had published'several interviews with
Premier Mussolini; also that in her apartment were many
photographs of II Duce. All of which spells the name of the
man she claims as "ex-lover." .... ! ;
She may have ground for grievance against the count.
Or the whole matter may be a great hallucination on her
part, including the asserted infatuation of a "great Eur
opean statesman." The picture which the world has had of
Mussolini is that of a rather hard, efficient, self-contained
individual, abstemious in his habits, and engrossed in his
job. The rumor of scandal may prove to be only the product
of a disordered imagination. I
Detroit General Strike !
iHE Statesman has not pontificated on the sitdown strikes.
They have seemed the peculiar problem of Mr. Roosevelt
and his pro-consul. Governor Murphy. So long las these
gentlemen could stand the conditions, this newspaper thought
it could also. Consequently we have not grown apoplectic over
the reports of the possession of factories, in defiance of the
law and of court injunction. : i
In Detroit now a general jstrike is threatened! This is
to be labor's way of demonstrating its power. It is a; warning
against further steps to carry out the mandates of courts
under authority of the law. . j
The general strike may as well come now as any time.
Maybe it will prove a safety valve for the ebullient forces
in the labor world of today. Then when it is over maybe
things will settle down, so that work may be done. .
- We have no disposition to egg on the strikers; but we
refuse to worry over the threat of a general strike. Messrs.
Murphy and Roosevelt asked for the job; let them handle the
situation. -
As an inducement to get more
government has announced abolishing -of the requirement of KP
;duty. Soldiers will no longer be required to peel potatoes, polish the
leapt ain's boots,. or clean the c-apldors. As soldiers of the king they
rwill be exempt from such menial service. Not only that, but the sol
dier will get four meals a day. Including tea, instead of just three.
Recruiting has been lagging in Great Britain, and the life of the sol
dier is to be improved In the hope of attracting more enlistments.
.Maybe the young fellows were reasoning thus: "Why join the army
and take the gaff, with, a chance of being blowed up, when a chappie
may stay on the dole and get his found, don ye know?"
J. The city of Pendleton recently dedicated a community building
and museum which were erected out of funds left for the purpose
2T Mr. and Mrs. John Vert, who acquired their, fortune In' UmatlUa
0tate0Tuatt
- Editor and Publisher !
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recruits for the army the British
Bits for
Breakfast ;
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Looney farm is 3-23-37
oldest in continuous
male ownership and in
occupation of northwest:
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(Concluding from Sunday:) So.
great issues came out of small
things done by early Oregon pio
neers. Trends of .world history
were decided. . ' ' .
iThe provisional government leg
islature of the year before, that at
1845 with its 13 member, the
leading character o? whicU was
Jesse' Applegate, prevented a
third - war with Cre?t-: Britain,
without a doubt. ' ' : ;
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.Jason Lee's response to the
Macedonian call of the western
Indians, and at the time he came,
and being the statesman he was.
prevented all territory west of the
Kockies on the North American
continent, to the last square foot,
going under the British flag.
; One matter in the memorial
sent to congress by the 1846 leg
islature has been very generally
either overlooked or "played
down" by historians.
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The statement was made in that
memorial that flax and hemp had
been successfully cultivated - in
small quantities In Oregon, and
could be made valuable articles
for export.
A. L. Loraax, in a University of
Oregon bulletin of December.
1930, said: "As early as 1844, a
courageous pioneer, Mrs. John
Kirk wood, successfully sowed in a
field near Tualatin, Washington
county, fiber flax seed she had
brought across the plains. Her
crop harvested, she processed the
flax by hand, and spun and wore
it into clothing and household
linen." '
V
Lomax also mentioned "a Mrs.
Owens" who "planted a field of
flax at Clatsop, and from it made
fiber and strong twine which she
traded to the Indians for fish,
game and protection for herself
and her family." Also that "tra
dition has it that the Indians on
the lower Columbia river made
fish nets of flax."
It would be interesting to know
how much information the 1846
provisional government legislators
had on which to base their state
ment about successful "flax and
hemp" growing In . Oregon, and
just who grew it. The state of Ore
gon in 1925 contracted for a small
acreage of hemp, and so much was
grown on that little plat that it
became embarrassing to handle
and care for it. But the success
ful growing of hemp known to the
1846 law makers IS A REAL
FIND.
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One thing certain, the flax that
took the prize against the world
at the 1876 Philadelphia centen
nial celebration was grown in the
Chemulpum or (Chehulpum) val
ley, near the Looney place.
! The time is coming when that
valley will get a monument and
become almost holy ground, for
that fact. But more of this later.
Jesse Looney and President An
drew Johnson. 17th chief execu-tlve-of
the United States, were
first cousins. U. S. Senator Fred
erick Steiwer belongs to the Loon
ey clan, on the distaff side.
Maxwell found that the 1850
U. S. census figures show Jesse
Looney had then 300 acres of im
proved and 340 of unimproved
land, valued at $4000; machinery
and implements worth 150; live
stock: -14 horses, 40 milk cows, 6
working: oxen, 55 other cattle and
60 swine; value $4000. and that
in 1850 his place produced 700
bushels of wheat and 480 of oats.
.
And Jesse Looney kept on ac
quiring land until he had several
thousand acres, so when he died
in Salem, March 25, 1860, aged
69, each of his 10 children re
ceived or had received a good
sized farm. '
David H. Looney Inherited 160
acres from his father's estate. He
has increased his holdings to 600
acres, devoted to producing pure
bred livestock, orchard crops and
those of general farming. Born in
the second house built by his fa
ther on the ancestral acres (con
structed of logs and rough : tim
bers). Dae. 9, 1850, he will reach
his 87th birthday before 1937 has
run its course.
v
I The present David Looney home
residence was built by his father
in 1867. and he (David) has lived
in it ever since; 70 years. ! '
He is a breeder of pedigreed
Guernseys and has been aiv exhib
itor of purebred livestock at the
Oregon state fair for two genera
tions, and has prize ribbons and
cups in great numbers, and served
for a term on the state fair board;
also in the Oregon state senate.
:
In the legislature. Senator Loon
ey took an especial interest in
good roads, keeping up the clan
tradition, for his father was, in
1847." by appointment of the pro
visional government legislature,
on a committee to locate & road
between Oregon City and the Cala
pooia river.
: David's son George lives on the
Looney farm, and so does his lit
tle grandson David. "So much for
the line of descent," wrote Max
well. i . !
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The final paragraph of the Max
well interview reads:
'We are a family of farmers,'
Mr. Looney remarked in. conclu
sion. -'Three generations of farm
ers, the first of whom settled
these acres four years before the
discovery of gold in California,
have lived under this roof. If my
sons and my son's sons live on
these acraa for the next, 90 years
with the same success and satis
faction th&t my father and I have
enjoyed, I would not wish It oth
erwise "
county, and wanted their estate ti be reinvested In property of en
during usefulness to the community where they had lived and labored.
There are few people who are able to amass substantial fortunes dur
ing their lifetime; and in the future It may be that even fewer people
will become what we have railed wealthy., For those who still are
blessed with an abundance of this world's goods the example set
by the Verts of Pendleton Is suggested. ?
Are His Eyes Bigger Than His
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Cor lJT. Ka
Radio Programs
XOIX TUESDAY 0 Xe.
6.30 Kloek. 7:45 Eyet ( tb World.
8:0O Top Rama.
8:15 Son of Pioaeors, vocal.
8:SO Newt. 9 : 15-r-Ad-Tentnr. -
9:20 Rbythm and iXamanca.
t:30 Boraanca of Heiea Trent, drama.
9:45 Rica Maa'a Darlios, drama.
10:00 Betty and Bob. aerial.
10:15 Modern Cinderella, mutic-ierial.
10:30 Betty Crocker.
10 :3S Church bymoa.
10:48 Who' i who is new. '
11:15 Cooking for faa.
11:45 My it and 11 arte.
12:15 Mary Collea.
12:45 Cincinnati children' aymphoay.
1:30 Km. 2:30 Style.
2:45 NeigUbora kiata, atoriei, inatr. ;
3:00 Western home.
4:00 Newlyweda. 4:13 Variety.
4:45 Hometown aketchea.
5:00 Hammerstein Music hall.
5:30 Romantic songs.
5J43 Cnb reporter. -6:00
Lamereanx orch.
6:30 Jack Oakie'a college variety, j
7:30 lri, organ.
7:45 Mala chorus parade.
:0O Scattergnod Baines, aerial.
8:15 Pretty Kitty Kelly, drama.
8:30 Al Jolson. rariety.
8:00 Al Pearce'a Gang, variety.
8:30 Alexander Weoleott.
8:45 Honor the law. 10 Fiesta.
10:30 Lea orch.
10:45 Black Magic
11:00 Tocker orra.
11:18 OUver orch.
11:80-12 Allen orca.
XOJW rOXlDAT 629 JU.
. 7 :00 Horning asalodiaa.
T:30 Petit masicala . (ET.
6 :00 PinaaeiaL
6:43 u'.iort oirk.
8:55 Utile theater of life. 9 Kaw.
6:15 Story of Mary Marlla.
10:15 Mr. Wiggs ( Cabhaga PaUk,
drama. '
10:30 John' a Other Wife, aerial.
10:45 Jest Plain BilL
ll:0O Dr. Maddy'a band lassona.
11:80: Jfews.
12:0O Pepper Toang'e ramlly.
12:15 Ma Perkiaa.
12:30 Vic and 8ad. comedy.
12:45 The O'Xeilla, drama.
1 :00 Federation Wemaa'e club.
1:15 A Capelle, choir. .
1:30 Follow th Moon.
1:45 Oniding Light, drama..
3:30 Suigia' Sam (ET.
2:45 Clinic.
8:00 Woaua'i Magattne, varied.
4:00 Easy Aeea (ET).
4:15 Jean Oowaa, sing.
4:30 Oh, Snsannah.
4 :45 Passing Parade, John N'esbiti. :
5:O0 Piano surprises.
S'.IS Hornik orch.
6:O0 Ben Bernie.
6:30 Fred Astaire, varied.
7:30 Jimmy Pidler, film gossip.,
T:4S Who Am It
8:O0 Amos '' Andy.
8:15 Marlines Brothers, sing.
6:30 Philip Morria, vaxied.
9:00 Death Valley Days, drama. .
8:80 Oood Morning tonight.
10:00 News. 10:15 Masical" momenta.
10:30 Sports, ftollie TruitU
10:45 Ambassador arch.
11:00 Ral Tabarin. 11:15 Treat arch.
11:45 DesuTille orch.
Ta 12 Weather and nlice reports.
i XEX TTTESDAT 1186 Kc
6:80 Masical clock.
7:30 Josh Higgina. 7:43 ew.
8:00 Breakfast club.
8:45 Gospel ainger.
9:00 All-star varieties. Noble orch.
0:15 Home institnto.
9:30 Morning concert.
10 :02 Cleary and Oillum. ;
10:30 LoTe and Leau, aerial.
10:45 Tub Twister.
11 :00 Travelogue, to Portland schools.
11:15 Song cycle.
11:30 Western) farm and hontv
12:30 Market.
12:85 V. S. Marina band.
12:45 Hare you heard I
1:00 Webb orch.
. 1:30 Happy Jack.
1:45 Young Hickory.
Ten Years; A30
Methodists holding annnal
spring conference with sessions' at
Leslie Memorial and Dr. David
Leach, district superintendent,
conducting business session.
President Carl G- Doney, Coach
Roy Keene and Harold Eakln
among Willamette folk going: to
regular monthly meeting of alum
ni clubs.
Salem Rotarlans will hear K.
B. Kugel, steamship and travel
agent at regular luncheon. Dr.
Fred ..Taylor will give , short address.
2:00 Tour health.
2:80 Bettor speech. 2:85 Dictator.
2:45 Holy week vesper.
8:00 Eleaa Scott, piaao.
8:15 Wilson arch.
8:25 Financial and grain, t :I0 Nswt.
8:45 Kaeorta and Betty.
4 .00 Reflections.
4:20 8am Gordon, Kibitxer.
4:30 Food and friends.
4 :35 Harrington, saxophone.
4 :45 Florence George, sing,
5:00 Martin's music.
5 : 80 Organ concert.
6:00-6:15 Benson concert. 8 New.
8:16 Lorn 'a' Abner, comedy.
9:30 Oregon recital. 10 Palace orch.
10:30 Herman orch.
10:45 -Grier orch.
11:00 News. 11:15 Paul Carson.
To 12 Weather and police reports.
XOAO TUESDAY 559 Xe.
9:00 The Homeraakera' Hour.
10:00 Weather Forecast.
10:15 Story Hoar for Adults.
11:00 School of the Air.
12:00 News.
12:15 farm Hoar.
1:15 Variety.
3:00 Guarding Tour Health.
2 :30 The International Scene.
8:00 "Beauty, Behartor or Brains"
Dr. O. K. Chambers, Professor of
Psychology, Oregon State College.
4:00 The Symphonic Hour.
4:80 Stories for Boy a and Girl.
6:15 News.
. -30 Harm Hour.
7:30 The Citisen and Hie School.
8:1$ Book of the Week.
6:30 030 Cadet Band.
8:45 9 University of Oregon Student
Ferum.
George W. Hayhes
Funeral Is Today
DALLAS, March II George
Wellington Haynes died Thurs
day at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Walter Reddekopp. who re
aides near Dallas. He was born
April IS. 1SS7. at Nisourl. On
tario, and came to the United
States at the age of 14. For
many years he made his home
at Newport. ,
Mr. Haynes Is survived by the
widow, Catherine Haynes, two
daughters. Mrs. Florence Stol
iker of Newport and Mrs. Wil
liam Reddekopp of Dallas; and
five sons, James P. Haynes of
Washington. D. C. Wayne of
Lansing," Mich., Benjamin of In
dependence, and Arthur and
Lawrence of Newport; also two
brothers, James Haynes of Da
kervtlle, Mich., and Arthur nay
nes of Detroit, Mich.
Funeral services were held at
the Balls ton church Sunday af
ternoon. Interment at Ball's cem
etery. Henkle and Bollman were
in charge.
Retail Meat Dealers of
Valley to Attend Class
CORVALLIS. March 22 Paul
A. Goeser, representative of the
National Livestock and , Meat
board of Chicago. : will demon
strate newest methods in meat
cutting at a meat cutting school
for retail meat . dealers of the
Willamette valley here Tnurs
nomlcs auditorium. This ' demon
stration has been arranged by
the O. S. C. department of ani
mal husbandry.
Twenty Years j Ago
March 23. 1017 s
Led my more than forty patri
otic and civic organisations and
college students crowding: at Mad
ison square pledged . support to
President Wilson and urged there
be no more delay upon C. S. in
entering . European war against
Germany.
Standard Oil steamer Healdton
has been torpedoed, submarine
sunk without warning In "safe
zone," aalding to Rotterdam from
Philadelphia. .
New Initiates of Elks club are
Ralph Glover. Ralph Cooley, Mur
ray ' Hart. G. R. Bonell, Robert
Paulas, Merlin Harding.
Stomach?
Highland Nursery
School Is Unique
Children Clean Up Plates
at Luncheon Time and
Like Cod Liver Oil
Eighteen tiny youngsters, ages
two to Just nnder five, sat at the
two tables and every youngster
ate all the food on his . or her
plate.
Mothers will say It sounds like
a bedtime story. But they'd know
its reality It they would visit the
Highland nursery school a fed
eral project sponsored with the
assistance of the Salem school
system.
The secret of the eating busi
ness, says Supervisor Floralne
Simons." is Just this: Only the
amount of food It has been found
the child will eat Is placed on the
plate. Of course "seconds' and
even more are available It the
child wants more food. If spin
ach Is served, a dessert ot which
the children are particularly fond
awaits them after they have
eaten their spinach, or other lesa
popular dish.
Nursery school Is available to
children ot WPA families or fam
ilies ot low Income, and is open
from 9 to 2:30 o'clock. Surround
ings at the Highland school nurs
ery are exceptionally attractive
and contribute to ranking the
Salem school as one ot the finest
ot the 28 In the state.
Like Cod Liver Oil
The children like it. judging
from the alertness with which
they go through the day's rou
tine. And that - includes taking
cod liver oil each morning, and
to it there Is seldom an objection.
Instruction is not by "don't"
which may be one reason Johnny
is quite willing to give up the
pretty green tricycle to Billy, or
why Eva doesn't pout when she
Is told to clean up the water she
spills. (She's only two, and her
mopping up isn't as good as
mother's would be, but the lesson
Is there, just the same.)
The day's routine goes some
thing like this: Inspection at 9
a. m., including scrutiny, as to
possible skin eruptions or colds,
in which event the child is sent
home; a half glass ot tomato juice
and teaspoon cod liver oil; play
period, outside or in, depending
upon weather and in either event
there are brightly colored toys do
nated by kind friends; sanitation,
including washing face and hands
and attention to health habits;
a 1 5 -minute rest period to music
before lunch; luncheon at which
the children do the serving (even
though chlnaware and classes are
used), and a real afternoon nap
following loach.
Washroom Bright
The nursery washroom Is a
delight to the. casual visitor. Five
white enamel wash basins on a
long, low bench on one side of
the room; about the-other side
and one end a towel, wash cloth
and comb for each, and mirrors.
Above each towel Is a colored
drawing cat. dog, bird, flower
or what have yon on up to 23,
which Is . the maximum of the
Highland school and it is by
these picture that each child
knows his or her articles. The
same method is applied to places
at the table changed each meal
and to the long row in the
sleeping quarters where hang
coats and hats, and where each
has a little cardboard box to place
spc 1 items brought from home.
Assisting Mrs. Simons are Mrs.
Anna Morgan and Mrs. Ollle
Collard. and the aetup also in
cludes a cook. The project has
been in existence here between
two and three years," bat ot the
23 children on the rolls, only one
has been going- all that 'time. He
will soon be five, and on his fifth
birthday he will have to step out.
that being the maximum age
tin it. The youngest child attend-
fOn Jihe
n me
By DOROTHY
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!
- Two extremely significant state
ments were made on Wednesday
by members of the President's
cabinet by Mr,
Wallace and by
Mr. Roper. They
let the cat out of
the bar. and it is
the same cat
whose outlines
Mr. Llpp m a n n
discerned when
thoughtfully con
templating the
I ' ' , i bag last week
I LJ The two state-
Oorotoy Thempeoa ments of the cab
inet members, coupled with - Mr,
Ecc lea's ol the day before, go a
long way toward explaining why
the President suddenly launched
his Supreme Court proposals. The
President is looking for Increased
powers, in! order to deal with a
crisis, which in his first speech he
described as the responsibility of
"meeting human needs."! And ap
parently jneeting human needs
is a Rooseveltism for extending
coptrol over prices and wages, in
order to axoid a serious Inflation.
!
Mr. Eccjes made It perfectly
clear that j although the Federal
Reserve' Board ) has - powers to
deal with such! things! as dis
count rates and credit policy,
monetary controls are not going
to be enough. For thte crisis
which is ubon. us is due to con
ditions of a non-monetary na
ture. It 1$ due j to an i interna
tional boom in j armaments and
vast preparations for war in an
extremely unstable world. It Is
due to business policies, and to
labor policies. It is due to the
politics of a government which
has undertaken to meet human
needs and? which has pursued
the policy it yielding to pressure
groups who. in the democratic
process, expect Congress to ac
cept their qwn definition of what
these needsi are. It is due to the
policy of deliberately starting an
inflation without seeing ahead,
or warning the people, or appeal
ng for the social disciplnes
which make it possible to check,
such a process, lit is due to a
policy of. diminishing , the com
petition whtch unfer normal cap
italism series to keep prices
somewhat in check, and of en
couraging labor to extend its de
mands and! ts powers, j without
giving any iquid ! pro quo of in
creased responsibility on their
part for the public welfare. And.
as a resulti ot all this, ; we are
moving with accelerated speed
to that rendexvous with destiny
which the 1 President spoke of
In his Philadelphia speech. We
are moving? toward the moment
when it mar be quite impossible
for the normal democratic pro
cess to deal with the situation
which has been created, and
when in order to keep order at
all the powers of the Executive
will have toe be extended.,1
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In answer, to a straight ques ;
tlon. Secretary j Wallace said
Wednesday.?: I think very def
initely that :the government does
not have sufficient power now
to effectively mitigate the wide
ing was l months, but that's
pretty tiny or the school.
Summer Cn certain
Funds haje been approved for
operation until July 1 of this year.
Just what status
will apply d ar
ts not yet evi-
ing the summer
dent.
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The project Is nnder the an re
vision of Earl Litwiller, county
supervisor of adult education and
recreation, whose; office is in the
Salem ichpoli administrative
building. The nursery supervisor
and her assistants, Utwiller
points out, cirry their good work
during the school hours a step
further, through visitations to
and consultation with mothers
of the boys and girls enrolled.
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Eldriedge Homes
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ELDRIEDGE. March 22. Mrs.
Lou Eppers, who has been receiv
ing treatment for pneumonia at
the Deaconess hospital, was re
moved to ner no me on the Mis
sion Bottom!; hop j farm, i Denver
Davies was also returned to his
home here a.fter j several! weeks'
Illness at the" same hospital.
The condition ot Mrs. John
Jacobs Is unchanged since her re
moval to C$be hospital.! Her
mother, Mrs Sarah M. Gubser.
died at a Salem hospital March
22- - i ! ;
Richard Patterson, who has been
ill several months, is still con
fined to his bed. I
Mrs. William E. McGilchrist,
who underwent a major operation
this month at Portland hospital,
returned to her home on the Fred
Viesco place Easter Sunday.
Newspaper; Is Held More
Valuable Than Radio in -McAlpin
School's Debate
WALDO IflLLS. March I 2 2
Pupils of McAlpln school enter
tained for their teacher, ! Miss
Alma Anderson. ' At noon hot
luncheon was; served with every
thing from aalad I to a birthday
cake. A handkerchief shower fol
lowed. . ' I - .. i r
Friday, the McAlplne school
enjoyed ail interesting debate on
the subject. f Resolved that ra
dios are more valuable ' than
newspapers." Speakers : affirm 1
tlve, Howard Mader and- Homer
Kuper; negative. Robert Fischer
and Walter McElhaney. The jud
ges. Cleo Mae: Eaton. Gladys Pet
erson and Hasel Smith, gave the
decision In favor
of the news-
paper.
. Wartenherg Pays Fine
SILVERTON. March 20- C, F.
Wartenberg paid 27.50 and costs
in 'Judge George Cnsiter'a court
Friday afternoon. The arrest was
by Chief of police C E. Hart
ford.
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tvecor
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swings of the business cycle. We.
have power that would Influence
it. but I do not think that wo
have suticient powers to cope
with the wide swings." v
Mr. Roper in' more guarded
speech said: "We -must not .
let over-optimism . cloud vision
and obscure danger signals ...
I appeal to business groups to
assume their proper responsibil
ities tor safe-guarding and pro
tecting our future, economic pro
gress." -
One my ask to whom Mr.
Roper is appealing? Is he appeal
ing to Mr. Chrysler? Is he ap
pealing to the Michigan Indus
tries and businesses whose prem
ises are occupied by sit-down
strikers, and who refuse to fol
low the instructions of a New
Deal Governor,- Mr. Murphy,
while their own union heads dis
claim the power to deal with
them? On the same day that Mr.
Roper spoke, the American Fed
eration of Labor demanded that
wages throughout industry bo
stepped up at least ten per cent,
obviously with the Idea that the
A. F. of L must hasten to catch
up on the more aggressive policy
of the C. L O. Does anybody,
believe that such sudden and un
iversal wage r increases plus - the
operation of the new taxes on
corporation must not produce in
creased prices?
What are -these new govern
ment powers that Mr. Wallace
thinks that we must have? 'They
can only be powers to fix wages
and to set prices, and that means
a suspension -of the present eco
nomic system, and In the opinion
of this column-it will inevitably
mean., sooner or later, the sus
pension of democratic govern
ment. It will mean the extension
of bureaucracy. Mr. Hilter can
control prices and wages. Mr.
Mussolini can control prices and
wages. Mr. Leon Blum nrnot
No democratic government ' has
ever been able to do it. When
Mr. Bruning,' as- a democratic
Chancellor in Republican Ger
many, tried to do It he had to
invoke emergency' - powers and
govern by decree. And from, that
day to this German ha Wn
governed by decree.
.
So-called liberal lntillMin,i.
seem bent upon pushing us into
mis situation with all their
might and main, and doing it
all In the nam a of dAmAMrr
They actually seem to think that
jou can extend the control of
government over the minutiae ot
economic life, doing such things
as guaranteeing annual incomes
for evervbodv md at tv-
time keep representative government.-
I don't know what recent
history leads them to hire nn
such beliefs. They seem to think
that yon can have all the vir
tues, of a freo economy and . all
mo advantages or socialism at
the same time. Well nn can't
and what you are very likely to
gee ir you try to do both la fasc ism
the combined and .dictator
ial control . of government plus
Big Business ever the whole so
cial order.
Honor Bride-Elect
At Silverton Fete
SILVERTON, March" 22 Miss
Blanche Hubbs was hostess at a
charmingly appointed - luncheon
Saturday at her home on Cool-
f ma t mt t . . in
Cecile Steele. SUverton school
teacher, whose wedding to Ed
ward Torst will be an event of
this coming summer.
Forsythia, violets and daffo
dils were used on the table and
about the room's. Invited were
Miss Steele, Lillian Torst, Olivia
DeGuire. Mrs. Harry Riches. Mrs.
Lee Alfred. Mrs. Lee Haskins. ,
Muriel Bentson, Betsy Rnegnitx.
Gladys Fletcher. Connie Herwlck.
Florence Story. Mildred Mc--Knight.
Helvie Silver, Velma
Hills, Stella Dybevik. " and Ha
May Davis. -
Earlier In the week Miss Ila
May Davis and Miss BetsyRueg
nitx were hostesses at a towel
shower honoring Miss Steele.
Present at this were Miss Steele,
Stella Dybevik. Blanche Hubbs,
Mildred McKnight. Carmen Guif
froy, Florence .- Story. Muriel
Bentson. Connie Herwick. Gladys
Fletcher, Mrs. Lee Haskins, and
the two hostesses.
Club Is Organized
By Swegle Women
SWEGLE, March 22 The
Swegle Ladles' Social and Sewing
club was organized Thursday at
the home ot Mrs. W. F. . Caro
thera. The afternoons will be
spent sewing or quilting for the
hostess. It was voted to have, a
birthday cake at meetings ia
honor of members' whose birth
days occur during the month.
Mrs. W. F. : Carothera was
elected president and Mrs. E. A.
Lake secretary. ;t
Those present were Mrs. John
Marshall. Mrs. E. A. Lake, Mrs.
E. F. Wlnkenwerder, Mrs. J. C.
Simpson. Mrr Marion West; Mrs.
R- A. West, Mrs. "W C. Swingle.
Mrs. V. E. Nsieon.- Mrs. K. F.
Kliewer. Mrs. W. F. Carothers
and Mrs. Rouel Smith. Mrs. K.
F. Kliewer will be ' the ' hostess
on April 1.
Fire Department Saves
Frank .Ubby Residence
WOODBURN, March 22 The
Woodbnrn fire- department an
swered a fire alarm at the Fran!c
LIbby home on HsrdcasUo avece
Friday morning. Prompt act:n
on the part of the firemen sawd
the home .from serious damage.
The loss Incurred amounted to
about tiee.
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